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Cyber Trends Defenders Can Expect to See in 2018

The high-profile attacks of 2017 saw cyber defense rise to the level of boardroom concern. However, a look back to the past year reveals more than just a slew of headlines, but a number of trends which we can expect in 2018.

Businesses are becoming more cognizant that the threat is often already inside their networks. And as cyber-attacks become more sophisticated and new threat vectors lead to an expanded attack surface, CIOs and CISOs need to arm themselves – both with a knowledge of the threat landscape and with the security tools that can defend their businesses from the inside out.

Based upon my work with organizations across the nation and in every vertical, I anticipate seeing these 5 trends in 2018’s threat landscape:

1. Attacks by nation states and APT threat groups are on the rise

2017 left us with little doubt that nation-state attacks are real.

As we move into 2018, with the midterm elections upon us, we have to presume that we will see nation-state attacks on the...(continued)